Soldiers from the Gaza Division's Northern Brigade killed Hamas terrorists who crossed the yellow line in the Gaza Strip, and planted explosive devices, posing an immediate threat to soldiers, the military confirmed on Saturday.
The terrorists also attempted to approach the soldiers positioned in the area, the military noted.
The Israel Air Force, coordinating with the soldiers on the ground, located and killed the terrorists, the military clarified.
In a separate incident, gunfire was heard coming from the village of Ein Qiniya, near Talmon, in the West Bank on Saturday. No civilians were wounded in the incident, the military noted.
IDF personnel established a cordon around Ramallah while conducting searches for the suspect, the military added.
These developments come despite the launch of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, the Board of Peace, and the start of Phase II of US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan.
National Committee for the Administration of Gaza aims to dismantle armed groups
The new set of demilitarization principles for Gaza set by the US pushes for NCAG to dismantle armed groups and oversee a verified disarmament process that would enable a calibrated IDF withdrawal to the security perimeter and a transition to a Palestinian-led administration.
With this set of principles, NCAG would authorize all weapons, maintain one law and one chain of command, and integrate or dismantle all armed groups following rigorous vetting.
Shir Perets contributed to this report.